• Selection Criteria:

  • Had previously taken part in an Erasmus+ program (with or without a grant): -10 points
  • Applying simultaneously to the Erasmus+ Study and Traineeship mobility type (reduction is applied to the student’s preferred mobility type) -10 points
  • A student can apply for both the Consortium and Erasmus+ Traineeship programs that BAU will announce at the end of January. If a student applies for this consortium, then they get -10 points for its activity in January. Students can wait for BAU’s announcement for Erasmus+ traineeships to avoid this, but the decision is up to our students.
  • Candidates who applied simultaneously for two activities within the same application call will sign a petition regarding their decision on which application the deduction will be applied. -10 points
  • Going for mobility in a country where you hold citizenship is -10 points.
  • Students who had been selected before to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility but didn’t cancel their right before the announced cancellation deadline lose 10 points.
  • Approved acceptance letter during the application period +10 points
  • Students who have applied but have not taken the English exam without an excuse will have 5 points deducted from their next application. -5 points
  • Child of martyrs or war veterans (has to be documented): +15 points
  • Students who have been under protection by the Social Services Law The proving documents must be submitted to the online application system during the application period. (A proofing document has to be obtained from the Ministry of Family and Social Policies.) +10 points
  • Disabled students, on condition that the disability be documented. +10 points
  • For students selected for mobility: not attending meetings or trainings organized by the higher education institution regarding mobility without an excuse (applicable if the student reapplies to Erasmus+). -5 points

  Letter of Acceptance:

  • Erasmus+ internship mobility must be a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 12 months. Movements under 60 days will not be considered valid.
  • Internship places and positions that students will do must be related to the department they are studying or are studying. It is not appropriate for them to do internship mobility in a position other than the department they are studying.
  • The letter of acceptance should be at least one page long and contain the student’s DETAILED tasks as an intern and the exact dates (at least 60 days) the student will continue to work. A signed and stamped version of the document must be submitted. The student’s mobility dates, position, and what he will do during the internship must be clearly stated in the acceptance letter. It should be prepared in a signed and stamped form written on the company’s letterhead.
  • Those who upload the acceptance letter to the system at the application portal before the application ends will receive 10 bonus points. After the application deadline is completed, participants will be given additional time to find an acceptance letter, but +10 points will not be received.
  • The institution listed in the acceptance letter uploaded to the system at the time of application cannot be changed later. Company change may be due to reasons beyond the student’s control. Although the participant needs a force majeure, this change must be approved by the Erasmus+ Exchange office. Template for an Acceptance Letter: We advise our students to share the template with the place where they are planning to do their traineeship. You can get it from our website via the link below:

    Link for template: https://exchange.bau.edu.tr/erasmus-traineeship-documents/**

    Note: Before determining the date that you are planning to do your traineeship, how long your visa preparation process will take on average should be researched.

  Erasmus+ English Exam:

  • After your applications are done, you must join the English Proficiency Exam. Students who will not attend the exam will not have their applications evaluated. The time and the classroom info for exam announce later on.
  • If the submitted language proficiency document’s score and the score submitted on the online platform do not match, the application will be eliminated.
  • Screenshots are not valid as language proficiency documents. Students who upload screenshots instead of official documents will be eliminated.
  • In the Application Portal, you should not add other specific English Exam results such as IELTS, TOEFL and so on.
  • In BAU, the Erasmus+ Language Exam is valid for 2 years. Students need to keep in mind that the validity for this is related with the date when you first entered the exam. (You have to contact the school of foreign languages to get your last year’s grade.)
  • If you took the exam last year, you can use last year’s grade for this application by contacting the Foreign Languages School and requesting your Erasmus+ Proficiency Result and uploading it to the system.
  • Erasmus+ English Proficiency Exam is different from the prep school exam, so students should be aware that they upload the related document and not the prep school exam result.

  Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

  • For undergraduate students minimum CGPA of 2.20/4.00
  • For graduate and PHD students minimum CGPA of 2.50/4.00
  • The CGPA displayed on the student system at the time you apply will be valid when you apply to the program. Depending on when you’re applying (if during the ongoing semester or after the final exams are announced), your CGPA may change, and therefore, your CGPA may seem different depending on the time you’re applying.
  • Submitting a CGPA is mandatory for all students who would like to apply for Erasmus. If students have sufficient language proficiency but not a sufficient CGPA, they are not eligible to apply.
  • For double-major and minor students, the CGPA is valid.
  • Students who are applying from graduate or PhD school but do not own a GPA from BAU yet are able to apply with their undergraduate graduation GPA if it is at least 2.50/4.00 or above.

• Had previously take part in an Erasmus+ program (with or without grant) -10 points
• Applying simultaneously to the Erasmus+ Study and Traineeship mobility type (reduction is applied to the student’s preferred mobility type) -10 points
• A student can apply for both the Consortium and Erasmus+ Traineeship program that BAU will announce at the end of January. If a student applies for this Consortium, then gets -10 points from its activity in January. Students can wait for BAU’s announcement for Erasmus+ Traineeship to avoid this but the decision is up to our students.
• Candidates who applied simultaneously for two activities within the same application call (the student will sign a petition regarding her/his decision on from which application the deduction will be applied) -10 points
• Going for mobility at a country where holds citizenship -10 points
• Students who had been selected before to participate to an Erasmus+ mobility but didn’t cancel their right before the announced cancellation deadline -10 points
• Approved Acceptance Letter during the application period +10 points
• Students who have applied but have not taken the English exam without an excuse will be deducted 5 points in their next application. -5 points
• Child of martyrs or war veterans (Has to be documented) +15 points
• Students who are who have been under protection by 2828 Social Services Law. The proving documents must be submitted to the online application system during the application period. (Proving document has to be obtained from Ministry of Family and Social Policies) +10 points
• Disabled students, on condition for the disability to be documented. +10 points
• For students selected for mobility: Not attending meetings/trainings organized by the higher education institution regarding mobility without an excuse (applicable if the student reapplies to Erasmus+) -5 points

Letter of Acceptance:

• Erasmus+ Internship mobility must be a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 12 months. Movements under 60 days will not be considered valid.
• Internship places and positions that students will do must be related to the department they are studying or are studying. It is not appropriate for them to do internship mobility in a position other than the department they are studying.
• Letter of Acceptance should be at least one page long and contain the student’s DETAILED tasks as intern and the exact dates (min. 60 days) the student will continue to work. Signed and stamped version of the document must be submitted. The student’s mobility dates, position and what he will do during the internship must be clearly stated in the acceptance letter. It should be prepared in a signed and stamped form written on the company’s letterhead.
• Those who upload the acceptance letter to the system at the Application Portal before the application ends will receive +10 points. After the application deadline is completed, participants will be given additional time to find an acceptance letter, but +10 points will not be received.
• The institution in the acceptance letter uploaded to the system at the time of application cannot be changed later. Company change may be due to reasons beyond the student’s control. Although the participant needs a force majeure, this change must be approved by the Erasmus+ Exchange office.Template for Acceptance Letter: We advise our students to share the template with the place that they are planning to do their traineeship. You can get it from our website via link below:Link for template: https://exchange.bau.edu.tr/erasmus-traineeship-documents/**

  Note: Before determining the date that you are planning to do your traineeship, how long your visa preparation process will take on average should be researched.

Erasmus+ English Exam:

• After your applications are done, you must join English Proficiency Exam. Students who will not attend the exam, their applications will not be evaluated. The time and the classroom info for exam announce later on.
• If the submitted language proficiency document’s score and the score submitted on the online platform do not match, the application will be eliminated.
• Screenshots are not valid as language proficiency documents. Students who upload screenshots instead of official documents will be eliminated.
• In the Application Portal, you should not add other specific English Exam results such as IELTS, TOEFL and so on.
• In BAU, the Erasmus+ Language Exam is valid for 2 years. Students need to keep in mind that the validity for this is related with the date when you first entered the exam. (You have to contact school of foreign languages to get your last year’s grade)
• If you have taken the exam last year, you can use last year’s grade for this application with contacting the Foreign Languages School and request your Erasmus+ Proficiency Result and upload it to the system.
• Erasmus+ English Proficiency Exam is different from the Prep School Exam so students should be aware that they upload the related the document and not the Prep School Exam Result.

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

• For undergraduate students minimum CGPA of 2.20/4.00
• For graduate and PHD students minimum CGPA of 2.50/4.00
• The CGPA displayed on the student system at the time you apply will be valid when you apply to the program. Depending on when you’re applying (if during the semester is ongoing or after the final exams are announced), your CGPA may change and therefore your CGPA may seem different depending on the time you’re applying.
• Submitting CGPA is mandatory for all students who would like to apply for Erasmus. If students have sufficient language proficiency but not the sufficient CGPA are not able to apply.
• For double major and minor students, CGPA is valid.
• Students who are applying from graduate or PhD but do not own a GPA from BAU yet, are able to apply with their undergraduate graduation GPA if minimum 2.50/4.00 or above.